The Mama Perspective

Motherhood and Maternal Wellbeing

Tag: Mental Health

  • Six Months Postpartum: Too Soon to Know Who I Am Now

    I’m almost six months postpartum with baby number two, and lately I’ve been wondering who I am now. Not in a dramatic, identity meltdown kind of way – more in a quiet, curious sort of way. Like when you catch your reflection and think, I look familiar, but also a little different. Being a mum…

  • World Mental Health Day: A Mama’s Perspective on Access to Support

    Today marks World Mental Health Day, a reminder to reflect and have the conversations that often get buried under every day life – like being a mum as one example.  This year’s theme has a spotlight on access to services. And as someone who has sat on both sides of the access divide – receiving…

  • Letting Go of Perfect: The Mama I’m Becoming

    I’ve spent a lot of time – more than I probably realised – trying to “do it right.” The first time around, I was tracking everything: naps, feeds, wake windows, all the rhythms of baby life that are supposed to lead to the “perfect outcome.” But with my second son, something shifted. It hit me…